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  • Six policemen injured in attack in Taunsa

    Six policemen injured in attack in Taunsa

    Six security officials got injured, with one of them in critical condition, after terrorists attacked a police checkpoint in Taunsa Sharif on Wednesday morning.

    The police confirmed that terrorists attacked Hazrat Umar Farooq, also known as Jhangi checkpost, in the Wahova area of Dera Ghazi Khan, near Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

    Following the attack, law enforcement agencies swiftly reached the spot and surrounded the area. They then initiated a search operation to apprehend the perpetrators. The injured officials were promptly transported to the Taunsa Sharif THQ Hospital for medical treatment.

    Chief minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz condemned the attack and ordered top-notch medical treatment for wounded security officials.

    She also appreciated the efforts of police officials to tackle terrorism in the country.

  • Sher Afzal Marwat will be new PAC chairman, announces Gohar Khan

    Sher Afzal Marwat will be new PAC chairman, announces Gohar Khan

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has announced the name of party leader Sher Afzal Marwat as the new chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), putting an end to internal conflicts within the party.

    The PTI chairman told journalists in Rawalpindi that “All disputes are over [now] as the party has picked Marwat for the slot.”

    Last week, opposition leader in parliament and PTI member Omar Ayub Khan said that Sher Afzal Marwat should be the chairman of PAC, as PTI’s founder Imran Khan had suggested his name.

    Earlier, PTI senior leader Sardar Latif Khosa announced the name of Hamid Khan as the new chairman of the PAC.

    PTI formed a committee of three party members on Tuesday, including chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur, Shibli Faraz, and Omar Ayub, to hold a dialogue with the military establishment.

  • Iranian Oil smuggling skyrockets after new government takes over

    Iranian Oil smuggling skyrockets after new government takes over

    Urdu News reported on April 30 that under the new government that came into being after the February 8 elections, the smuggling of Iranian oil has increased by 67 per cent.

    During the previous caretaker set-up, a crackdown resulted in smuggling being reduced by half across the country.

    89 lacs litres of Iranian oil is being smuggled to Pakistan daily through six land and sea routes of five districts in Balochistan out of which 70 per cent is further smuggled to three major provinces, Urdu News revealed.

    According to a report prepared by the Civil Intelligence Department in April, 105 people, including many current members of the Balochistan Assembly, former provincial ministers and politicians, were involved in the smuggling of Iranian oil.

    After the general elections, the smuggling of Iranian oil has again reached an estimated 8.9 million litres per day.

    The smuggling causes a loss of at least Rs 277 billion to the national exchequer.

  • Rana Sanaullah likely to become interior adviser

    Rana Sanaullah likely to become interior adviser

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) made another important decision after making Ishaq Dar the deputy prime minister of the country.

    Sources have told Samaa that PML-N leader and former federal minister Rana Sanaullah is likely to be given an important role. The government may appoint him as interior advisor, the sources claimed.

    The senior leadership of PML-N wants to see Rana Sanaullah in the interior ministry, and this responsibility will be given to Rana Sanaullah after the approval of former prime minister and PML-N head Nawaz Sharif. 

    The inclusion of Rana Sanaullah in the federal cabinet may also lead to a shuffle in the ministries. 

    Earlier, two days ago, the prime minister of the country, Shehbaz Sharif, appointed Ishaq Dar as the deputy prime minister of Pakistan.

    Ishaq Dar currently has two designations, as he is also the foreign minister of the country.

  • Former minister Fawad Chaudhry denies leaving PTI

    Former minister Fawad Chaudhry denies leaving PTI

    Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry has denied leaving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and clarified that those who have left the party will rejoin in the future. 

    Fawad was speaking to journalists within the premises of the anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi. Former PTI leader Shireen Mazari was also present in the premises as multiple party leaders were charged after May 9 instances. 

    Fawad also said while talking to the media that he appeared before the court in relation to the May 9 violent protests case. “When our turn comes, we will tell our story,” he said.

    The former federal minister also suggested that PTI hold talks with all stakeholders, including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman.

  • ‘General Faiz was running Pakistan back then’; says CJP Isa

    ‘General Faiz was running Pakistan back then’; says CJP Isa

    Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa on Tuesday said “Did the world not know who was running Pakistan then[in 2018]? I gave it in writing that General Faiz Hameed was behind it[the Faizabad Dharna].”

    A six-member bench, headed by Qazi Faez Isa, resumed the hearing of the suo motu case on the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges’ letter accusing agencies of meddling in judicial matters.

    The bench comprises Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan.

    CJP said, “We were taken off the case through a judicial order and something like this hadn’t happened in the entire history of the world which our Supreme Court did.”

    Furthermore, Isa also said that “others” will become powerful till Parliament becomes strong.

  • NAB clears Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, others in LNG reference

    NAB clears Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, others in LNG reference

    The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has cleared former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) reference on Tuesday. The court declared all other suspects innocent in the same reference.

    Abbasi was arrested by NAB in 2019 for allegedly causing a loss of 21 billion rupees to the national exchequer me

    The NAB inquiry revealed that M/S Engro was awarded the LNG terminal at Karachi Port and contracts for LNG regasification by Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) through non-transparent practices. Both Abbasi and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif faced accusations of misusing their powers in awarding these LNG contracts.

    Despite inquiries and accusations, Abbasi has maintained his innocence, stating that there were no irregularities in the LNG contract and stating the necessity of LNG exports in 2013.

  • Caretaker setup allegedly profited 85 billion in Wheat Crisis Scheme

    Caretaker setup allegedly profited 85 billion in Wheat Crisis Scheme

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Senator Aon Abbas has claimed on a talk show on Geo News that the previous caretaker government was singlehandedly responsible for creating the current wheat crisis in Punjab.

    Abbas revealed, “The caretaker government on 22 October 2023 imported 34 lakh ton wheat from Ukraine at the rate of Rs 3,100 per ton and sold it in Punjab at Rs 4,500 per ton.”

    The senator alleged that after this massive profit, the past caretaker government imposed strict rules on buying wheat from local farmers.

    “There was somebody in the caretaker setup who planned this entire scheme by getting import LCs (letter of credit) opened for Ukrainian wheat and made a profit of 85 billion.”

    Senator Talal Chaudhry from Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) agreed with the PTI senator and said “The Prime Minister has ordered an inquiry into this matter and the Punjab government is also a victim like the farmers because this crisis was created by others.”

  • ‘Shayan suffers from mental health issues,’ his lawyer tells UK Court

    ‘Shayan suffers from mental health issues,’ his lawyer tells UK Court

    A legal representative for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist in the UK Shayan Ali, who is famous for protesting outside Nawaz Sharif’s residence in London, has informed the UK’s High Court that the young political worker suffers from mental health issues.

    Mahtab Anwar Aziz is representing both Shayan Ali and Adil Farooq Raja in defamation cases brought against them by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Punjab cabinet member Mariam Aurangzeb, and Brigadier (retired) Rashid Naseer.

    The duo has been accused of making false allegations of fostering terrorism, corruption, murder, kidnappings, torture, and electoral rigging.

    In a recent hearing, lawyer Aziz argued before the court that his client Shayan was “a vulnerable young teenager, who has suffered mental health issues due to the strategically prolonged litigation designed to financially drain Ali’s family, who are supporting him as he is a full-time student.”

    Meanwhile, Shayan himself remained defiant according to his posts on X, formerly Twitter.

  • Who does Khan trust the most in PTI?

    Who does Khan trust the most in PTI?

    Imran Khan revealed the names while speaking to journalists in Adiala jail on Monday.

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) designated three PTI members, including Chief Misinter Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Ali Amin Gandapur and opposition leaders Omar Ayub and Shibli Faraz to talk with the military establishment.

    The former prime minister and PTI founder, Imran Khan, confirmed the names of these three individuals while speaking to journalists in Adiala jail during the hearing of the £190m corruption case.

    On the question of holding talks with establishment, the former prime minister said: “I have authorised Ali Amin, Omar Ayub, and Shibli Faraz for these dialogues.”

    Khan also made it clear in front of the media that only these three PTI leaders are designated to talk with the military establishment.

    Imran Khan also told journalists that he never disrespected state institutions, despite court orders asking him not speaking against them. He also said that these directives from the court are against his fundamental rights protected by the Constitution.

    Imran claimed that confusion regarding the name of the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will end today.